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City Council Meettng 9-14-99
Santa MOnica, California
ORDINANCE NUMBER 1954
(City CounCil Series)
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCil OF THE
CITY OF SANTA MONICA TO AllOW PUBLIC
SAFETY DISPATCHERS TO PARTICIPATE IN THE
PEACE OFFICER STANDARDS AND TRAINING PROGRAM
WHEREAS, the Peace Officer Standards and Training (POST) Commission adopts
rules for the purpose of raising the level of competency and establishing minimum
standards relating to recruiting and tralntng law enforcement staff, Including Public Safety
Dispatchers, and offers training programs as welf, and
WHEREAS, the State of California requires all CIties whIch wish to send members
of their law enforcement staff to the POST tralnmg to adopt an ordinance accepting the
requirements of Callforma Penal Code Sections 13501(c) and 13512, and
WH EREAS, POST Will reimburse the City for a portion of its costs for training PubliC
Safety Dispatchers, and
WHEREAS, the City of Santa MOnica deSires to send Its PubliC Safety Dispatchers
to receIve POST trammg,
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA MONICA
DOES HEREBY ORDAIN AS FOllOWS
SECTION 1 The City CounCil hereby accepts the requirements Imposed by
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California Penal Code Section 1351 O(c), namely, that the City will adhere to the standards
for recruitment and training established by the CommissIon on Peace Officer Standards
and Training
SECTION 2 The CIty Council hereby accepts the requirements Imposed by
California Penal Code Section 13512, namely, that the City will cooperate with any inquiry
made by the CommissIon on Peace Officer Standards and Training to ascertain that the
City's Public Safety Dispatchers are adhering to the Commission's standards for selection
and training
SECTION 3 Any provIsion of the Santa MonIca MUnicipal Code or appendices
thereto inconsistent with the provisions of this Ordmance, to the extent of such
mconslstencles and no further, IS hereby repealed or modIfied to that extent necessary to
effect the provIsions of this Ordinance.
SECTION 4 If any section, subsection, sentence, clause, or phrase of thIs
Ordinance IS for any reason held to be Invalid or unconstitutional by a deCISion of any court
of competent JUriSdictIon, such deCISion shall not affect the validity of the remaining
portIons ofthls Ordinance The City Council hereby declares that It would have passed this
Ordinance and each and every section, subsection, sentence, clause, or phrase not
declared Invalid or unconstitutIonal Without regard to whether any portIon of the ordinance
would be subsequently declared Invalid or unconstitutional
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SECTION 5 The Mayor shall sign and the City Clerk shall attest to the passage of
this Ordinance. The City Clerk shall cause the same to be published once In the official
newspaper within 15 days after Its adoption This Ordinance shall become effective 30
days from Its adoption
APPROVED AS TO FORM
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Adopted and approved thts 14th day of September, 1999 t
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!pam O'Connor, Mayor
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State of CahfornIa )
County of Los Angeles ) S5
CIty of Santa Moruca )
I, Mana M Stewart, CIty Clerk of the CIty of Santa Moruca, do hereby certIfy that the
foregomg Ordmance No 1954 (CCS) had Its first readmg on September 7, 1999, and was
adopted on September 14, 1999, by the followmg vote
Ayes
CouncIl members Holbrook, Bloom, McKeown,
Femstem, Bloom, Mayor Pro Tern Genser, Mayor
O'Connor
Noes
CouncIl members. None
Abstam
CouncIl members None
Absent
Council members None
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Mana M Stewart, CIty Chi:rk